VMS/IRAF Installation and Site Manager's Guide
VMS/IRAF Installation and Site Manager's Guide
Before installing VMS/IRAF, one must 1) obtain the VMS/IRAF
distribution, e.g., from the IRAF network archive on
iraf.noao.edu
(or by ordering a tape distribution from NOAO), 2) select the server or node
on which the system is to be installed and arrange for sufficient disk space
to hold the system, and 3) set aside sufficient time to do the
installation. If these directions are followed carefully and mistakes are
avoided the basic installation should only take an hour or so.
Additional time may be required to customize the system to configure the
local tape drives and other devices, set up IRAF networking, and so on.
V2.10 VMS/IRAF supports VMS versions 5.2 through 5.5. The amount of disk
space required to install IRAF, including both the core system and NOAO
package sources and all binaries, is about 78 Mb. If desired about half
of this space can be reclaimed after installation by stripping the system
of all but the runtime files.
$ dir/size=all irafdisk:[iraf...]
Grand total of 401 directories, 10507 files, 144566/157008 blocks.
- The distributed system is a snapshot of our local (NOAO/Tucson) VMS/IRAF
installation. The device and system configuration tables come edited for
our system, and will have to be modified as part of the installation
process. These modifications are discussed in detail in this document. To
simplify the installation process as well as future upgrades, we have tried
to isolate the site dependent files to the minimum number of directories,
i.e.,
dev, hlib, and local and its subdirectories
(the equivalent VMS pathnames are [IRAF.DEV], [IRAF.VMS.HLIB], and
[IRAF.LOCAL]). The remainder of the system should not require any
modifications.
Feel free to contact the IRAF Hotline for assistance if any problems should
arise during the installation, or for help in interfacing new devices.
IRAF SUPPORT SERVICES
Internet: iraf@noao.edu
NSI-DECNET: noao::iraf or 5355::iraf
IRAF Hotline: (520) 318-8160
FAX: (520) 318-8360
Network Archive: ftp iraf.noao.edu
(anonymous ftp) ftp 140.252.1.1